Miss Manners suggests a compromise. At the beginning of the party, tell your hosts that you hope they will forgive you in advance, but you will need to slip out early. That way, there can be no doubt ...

An exciting day of Bay Area baseball and softball ended with Leigh, Los Gatos, Foothill, Branham, Mills, Prospect, Amador ...

In the first results update since election night, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee took the lead from former Councilmember Loren Taylor in the race for Oakland mayor. The two candidates are separated ...

Barbara Lee wins the special election to determine the next mayor of Oakland, but will have to unite a deeply divided city.